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G. P. BENJAMIN. Spoon.

No.225,789. Patented Mar. 23, 1880.

WITNESSES INVENT'OR uml w 6 ATTORNEY.

.PEI'ERBA PHOTO-LITNOGRAPHER, WASMNGYON. D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE P. BENJAMIN OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SPOON.

SPEOIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 225,789, dated March 23, 1880.

Application filed December 23, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEO. P. BENJAMIN, of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spoons; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification.

My invention relates to certain improvements in the construction and application of spoon-handles. It has forits objects economy and strength as well as simplicity of construction. 1

Sheet-metal spoons are common in which the bowl and handle are formed of a single piece, crimped, corrugated, or flanged, togive strength both to the handle and at the point of juncture between the bowl and handle; and sheetmetal bowls with stiff wire handles have been made in which one end of the wire is turned around and brought back upon itself to form a broad point to grasp, and the other end is riveted to the bowl.

My invention relates especially to improvements upon the latter class; and it consists informing that portion of the handle between the grasping-point and its connection with the bowl of double wire twisted upon itself, said coil or twist being permanently held by welding the ends and forming rivets thereon, and by which the handle is secured to the bowl, as will be hereinafter set forth in detail.

In order that those skilled may understand how to make my improved spoon, I will proceed to describe the same, referring by letters to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a bottom view of an ordinary basting-spoon embodying the features of my invention; Fig. 2, a central longitudinal section of the same on an increased scale, the

' grasping portion of the handle being broken bowl, the handle of which is formed of wire bent around a former to produce the grasp B;.thence twisted upon itself, as seen at G, to form the shank, the extreme ends of the wire being welded together at D, and secured by rivets a a, formed, preferably, at the same time that the ends of the wire are welded together and out'of the stock thus 'welded, although independent rivets may be used.

In weldin g the ends of the wire together they are spread sufficiently to give a broad bearing surtace against the bowl, and atthe same time formed as near as possible to the contour of said bowl at the said point of contact. The welding of the ends, as described, also serves to prevent the springing apart of the convolutions, and thereby serves to strengthen the handle.

At Fig. 3 I have shown substantially the same construction of handle, with exception of a wooden grasp, E, substituted for the portion B of Fig. 1. This wooden portion is secured by simply turning it up onto the twisted portion 0, the convolutions serving as threads to lead and hold said wooden grasp E.

I have discovered that handles of equal or greater strength may be made of much smaller wire than is required for the single handle now used, and that the welding of the extreme ends absolutely prevents any tendency of the handle to untwist, andvery materially strengthens the whole structure.

After the handle is twisted and secured to the bowl the whole structure is then submerged in a tin-bath in the usual manner, thereby strengthening'the several parts and producing a handsome finish.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- A sheet-metal bowl or other analogous article provided with a handle composed of wire twisted as described, and welded, at the ends, and secured in the manner described.

Witness my hand this 17th day of December, A. D. 1879.

' GEO. P. BENJAMIN. In presence of- F. W. SMITH, Jr., WM. 0. MoINTIRE. 

